General Electric Company

James A Campagna

William J Raleigh

Michael A Lucarelli

Raymond J Thimineur

Novel curable siloxane polymers having integral ultra-violet light absorbers are disclosed which are useful in preparing a variety of commercial silicone products requiring excellent resistance to loss of UV protection due to external forces.

Curable siloxane polymers containing integral UV absorbers

Novel phenyl-modified phenol-modified siloxanes having at least a 50 weight percent aromatic content are disclosed and found to exhibit improved refractive index. A hydrosilation reaction process of preparing such modified siloxanes is also disclosed.

High refractive index phenol-modified siloxanes

A polyether silicone carboxylic acid or salt composition thereof useful for personal care applications.

Silicone polyether carboxylic acids

Method of preparing curable siloxane polymers containing integral UV

Articles of manufacture having improved refractive index made of phenol-modified siloxanes are described. One use of these articles is as optical lenses.

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Pittsfield, MA, United States of America

James A Campagna